Humble Mumble announces the debut of the Humble Botanicula Debut, a bundle celebrating the launch of Botanicula, Amanita Design's brand new game, bundled with Machinarium, Samorost 2, Kooky, and Windosill. This is offered as a pick-your-price deal, and it's interesting to note the announcement of the game's release on GOG.com at its regular price indicates the publisher was not expecting the game's debut to compete with a bargain bundle, and a subsequent post attempts to make this all right by announcing they have secured "a number of goodies from the bundle" for customers who preordered Botanicula through them. Here's word on the new game:

In Botanicula, you must guide a motley band of tree creatures in a journey to save their home from brooding, spider-like invaders. With a huge cast of charming characters and an original soundtrack by the Czech alternative band DVA, Botanicula is the latest and greatest example of Amanita Designís unique storybook vision brought to vivid fruition in an point-and-click adventure/puzzle game.

Because Botanicula has important environmental themes, weíre hoping youíll allocate some of your purchase to support the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity focused on protecting threatened habitats.

Good thing they aren't so "buisness" minded, otherwise they'd sell Witcher series GoG exclusive with always on DRM. Enhanced Edition for just $19.99!Besides, it's $300 afterall. I don't know how many potential customers they've got from this move. It's a nice PR, especially for those who uses such DD as GoG and Humble Bundle.

Does anyone notice that GoG is on the "top contributor" list on this Humble Bundle? (It's been there since even before they announced this makeup.) They basically got screwed over by this bundle, yet they still went on and do this.

These are the kind of issues that GoG is going to run into now that they've moved to new releases, especially indie games. Even this event aside, they are always going to be outsold by Steam or Humble Bundle who can sell it less than they can.

If this game is available on humble bundle or Gog for 9.99, I see no point whatsoever to get it on GOG outside of just wanting to support GOG.

I agree its not in good taste for the pre order folks. Yet I think you've missed the results from previous bundles. They attract huge numbers of people that normally would not buy the game. Botanicula is not exactly a main stream game so if anything this will be a big marketing push for them.

1) Make game, let online store have pre-orders for 9.99$2) weeks have passed, make humble bundle release and offer more goodies than pre-orders got

That is some grade A idiots right there. Not that I am complaining, I bought the bundle for 9.99$ but... as GOG is offering literally NOTHING extra if you buy it now and this is the only game I wanted out of the bundle this is a real loss-loss situation. I am not gonna pay more for a bundle than what GOG asks, and I wouldn't buy this on GOG because lets face it, we get steam keys in the bundle which makes the offer superior to GOG any time of the day.

This is a REALLY stupid situation for GOG , and part of me HATES the developers of this for messing things up so badly for GOG